Rep. Becca Balint, D-Vt., on Tuesday introduced a resolution to censure Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga.
Balint, a freshman lawmaker, accused Greene of racism, homophobia, antisemitism and Islamophobia in the resolution, which levels a slate of allegations against the Georgia lawmaker. It cites dozens of her social media posts and likes, statements and appearances in which she has promoted conspiracy theories, insulted elected officials and more.
The sweeping resolution focuses on Greene’s past comments about the COVID-19 pandemic; the attack on Jan. 6, 2021; her fellow members of Congress and President Joe Biden. It also cites Greene displaying sexually explicit pictures of Hunter Biden, Joe Biden’s son, during a recent hearing.
“This job is about alleviating suffering and supporting our communities, and instead Taylor Greene uses her position as a megaphone for conspiracy theories and hate speech. There must be a counterforce that comes from within Congress. It begins with principled members standing up and saying we have had enough,” Balint said in a statement on Tuesday.
She explained that she introduced the resolution “to make clear that this extreme behavior cannot continue to be normalized by House Republicans.”
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Greene responded to the push on Tuesday, tweeting “Geez fundraising must be really bad.”
“Looks like four pages of slander, because I looked at the first few lines and I was like, ‘That’s not even true,’” Greene said, The Hill reported.
USA TODAY has reached out to Greene’s office for additional information.
Censures do not remove representatives from office. Punishments could include removing a member from committees or an investigation into a lawmaker, among other measures, the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, reported.
Greene was stripped from her committee assignments in 2021 over a series of menacing social media posts. She was reinstated after Republicans regained control of the lower chamber during the 2022 midterm elections.
The measure comes after House Democrats sought to censure Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y., for fabricating parts of his background and lying to voters in the 2022 elections. Republicans last month censured Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., over his claims about former President Donald Trump’s connections to Russia.
Contributing: Ken Tran, Bart Jansen, Ledyard King, Sarah Elbeshbishi and Rachel Looker, USA TODAY
